A Dictionary of Sports Studies by Alan Tomlinson
This is the brand new Dictionary of Sports Studies. It contains over 1,100 clear, concise, and authoritative entries compiled by Professor Alan Tomlinson, a leading expert in the field. Wide-ranging coverage includes the social, political, economical, and cultural theory of sport, as well as entries relating to exercise, preparation, and performance psychology, and key scientific terms, including nutrition and anatomy. It also features biographies of key sportspeople, information on international organizations and institutions, and detailed appendices with lists of sporting events and winners, including the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. In addition, there are recommended web links for many entries, which are accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Sports Studies companion website. Addressing the need for an A-Z reference guide in the field of sports studies, this dictionary is essential reading for students of sports studies and the related disciplines of leisure and recreation studies, sports science, and physical education. It is also ideal for the general reader with an interest in sport.Alan Tomlinson, University of Brighton Alan Tomlinson is Professor of Leisure Studies, Sport and Leisure Cultures at the University of Brighton and Head of Chelsea School Research Centre. He has written more than 100 articles and chapters and was editor of Leisure Studies and of the International Review for the Sociology of Sport. He has
edited and authored more than twenty volumes, including Sport and Leisure Cultures (2005), The Game's Up: Essays in the cultural analysis of sport, leisure and popular culture (1999), and Understanding Sport: An introduction to the cultural and sociological analysis of sport (1999).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199213818 |
| ISBN 10 | 019921381X |
| Title | A Dictionary of Sports Studies |
| Author | Alan Tomlinson |
| Series | Oxford Paperback Reference |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2010-02-25 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
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